In Canadian history, invoking the Emergencies Act has been a measure the federal government has taken on two separate occasions. The first occasion came in 1970 when Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act when a separatist group called the Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ) threatened the livelihoods of people in Quebec. The group achieved its mission by blowing up hundreds of mailboxes, which was an act meant to scare or terrorize the public, as well as abducting two prominent…
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treatment of indigenous peoples is a prompt for a great deal of debate. First Nations continue to live the crisis-level effects of the “legacy”, the difficult fact about public discourse related to genocide is that majority of Canadians don’t have all the facts. “No relationship is more important to Canada the one with indigenous peoples” – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. History shows that even after signing peace treaties with First Nations, laws were enacted in Canada offering bounties for scalps of…
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Justin Trudeau has officially taken over the Prime Minister role—as Stephen Harper resigned earlier today. Canadians gathered together at Rideau Hall to witness the swearing in of the new government. There are 31 ministers part of Trudeau’s cabinet, with 3 of them from Metro Vancouver—Harjit Sajjan (Vancouver South), Jody Wilson-Raybould (Vancouver Granville) and Carla Qualtrough (Delta). Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations was named justice minister…
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On October 19th, 2015, the Liberal party lead by Justin Trudeau won the federal elections (Duffy, 2015). It received a surprising 39.6% of votes, securing it a majority government with 184 seats in the House of Commons (Duffy, 2015). Before this fateful day, many doubted that Trudeau would sit as Prime Minister in the near future, much less at the head of a majority government (Duffy, 2015). In fact, during his campaign, the Papineau deputy was frequently asked where he would stand if Harper was…
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Justin Trudeau had a very hard road ahead of him when he famously dubbed himself a feminist while running for Prime Minister in the October 2015 election. To quote a Globe and Mail article, Who’s Minding the Gap, “At the current rate of change, the global economic gender gap won't end for another 170 years.” The World Economic Forum states Canada has also fallen in the forum's global rankings, to 35th place, due to factors such as wage equality, earned income and the share of women in Parliament…
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The House of Commons or the Lower House of the canadian parliament is quite possibly the most important part of the Canadian Parliamentary System. But there is a lot of information regarding the lower house for example the process of creating a new law within the house of commons, the seat division of the house of commons, the most important honourable members of the house and even more. The process of creating a law and introducing it into the House of Commons is quite interesting. It begins…
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months. This is despite the Canadian government’s unremitting efforts in introducing new changes to its immigration policies to make it more accessible to both foreign skilled workers and entrepreneurs. Experts—immigration lawyers and labour specialists—think that there are reasons behind this growing predicament. These are as follows: 1. An internal problem at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The decreasing number of immigration workers at the Canadian ports of entry could be a major…
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creating a non-governmental body of neutral environmentalists that weigh in on policy regarding the environment, Canadians can achieve gradual changes. Keeping in mind the difficulty of creating disperse policy, considering the different needs of provinces, a collective voice from provincial leaders, environmentalists, and the federal government would need to be incorporated. Canadian policy is already created within the interests of economic gain, however, this alternative system of refined administrative…
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Canada has an abundance of freshwater, but somehow there is not enough for everyone. Despite having the largest freshwater source, Canadians living on reservations are suffering serious illnesses and disservices due to the poor water quality. According to Vice magazine, the water on the reservations is full of bacteria, chemicals, and heavy metals. The water can leach metals and other chemicals from pipes, fittings, fixtures, and other products causing harmful substances to enter the water, affecting…
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Best of Times, Worst of Times Justin Chan CHC2D Ms. Galati March 23, 2015 “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”1 This was the inspirational phrase from Martin Luther King Jr. when he was fighting against racial intolerance in the 50s. This was the era when black people in Canada had a difficult time being accepted as part of Canada with equal opportunity…
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